concomitance

[ kon-kom-i-tuh ns, kuh n- ]

/ kɒnˈkɒm ɪ təns, kən- /

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noun

the quality or relation of being concomitant.

concomitant(def 2).

Roman Catholic Church. the coexistence of the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharistic bread.

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Origin of concomitance

From the Medieval Latin word concomitantia, dating back to 1525–35. See concomitant, -ance

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Examples from the Web for concomitance

First, concomitance is an accomplished fact, and we may consider it as an organic manifestation parallel to that of the mind.
Essay on the Creative Imagination|Th. Ribot
All that could be asserted would be the relation of concomitance or of juxtaposition, not the relation of cause and effect.
Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870|Various
Their relation is that of mere coincidence or concomitance, and not causation.
The Problems of Psychical Research|Hereward Carrington
The idea of law in Nature, as understood by Lucretius, is not merely that of invariable sequence or concomitance of phenomena.
The Roman Poets of the Republic|William Young Sellar

God, who is the cause of the concomitance of bodily and mental facts, is in truth the sole cause in the universe.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for concomitance

concomitance

/ (kənˈkɒmɪtəns) /

noun

existence or occurrence together or in connection with another

a thing that exists in connection with another

Christian theol the doctrine that the body and blood of Christ are present in the Eucharist

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Word Origin and History for concomitance

concomitance

1520s, from Middle French concomitance, from Medieval Latin concomitantia, from Late Latin concomitantem (see concomitant). Related: Concomitancy.